How Proposed Census Changes Could Affect State and Local Governments www.governing.com/in-the-weeds...
@crampell.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell
@crampell.bsky.social
Economics editor at The Bulwark. MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) anchor. Previously WaPo op-ed columnist and NYT reporter. Econ, politics, immigration, tax, etc. + occasional theater nerdery.
@crampell.bsky.social@crampell.bsky.socialFDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialReposted by @crampell.bsky.social“‘Accidental landlords’ — .. home owners who tried to sell, couldn't, and are now listing on the rental market. .. At the beginning of August, 11% of all single family home to rent in Texas were from accidental landlords. Today, it’s 14%.” - Parcl Labs
@crampell.bsky.socialThe Deleted Tweets of the New White House Press Secretary
www.thebulwark.com/p/katie-zach...
@crampell.bsky.socialUS warns Kyiv that strikes on Russia jeopardise intelligence-sharing www.ft.com/content/7fd4...
@crampell.bsky.socialmore info on the bill:
www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-vot...
@crampell.bsky.socialTrump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil. This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas. Are we going to tariff ourselves now?
@crampell.bsky.socialOil/gas closures in Gulf of Mexico because of Hurricane Isaias.
—Over a third of oil platforms have been evacuated.
—Nearly 72% of oil and 59% of natural gas production has been shutdown in the Gulf of Mexico.
www.bsee.gov/newsroom/lat...
@crampell.bsky.socialEmployment in Canada fell by 68,300 last month, more than erasing previous job gains this year as the trade war with the US drags on www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@thebulwark.comReposted by @crampell.bsky.social"Our president is helping rich donors offload overvalued stocks onto children, who are forced to hold the stocks for five years whether they want to or not." And this is about one of his *good* ideas.
The latest edition of Receipts from @crampell.bsky.social:
@crampell.bsky.socialholy moly
@thebulwark.comReposted by @crampell.bsky.socialTo brie, or not to brie?
@crampell.bsky.socialreminds of the scene from "This Is the End" about gluten www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8oz...
@crampell.bsky.socialNever forget: www.theguardian.com/media/2019/f...
@crampell.bsky.socialAdditionally, JD Vance announced that Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, Pitt, UC Davis, Caltech, Arizona State, and MIT are also under investigation for their use of J-1 visas
@crampell.bsky.socialTrump admin is suspending a bunch of tech companies (Microsoft, Adobe, Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini) from participation in the H-1B PERM program, alleging fraud. Some other tech firms (Apple, Amazon, Google, etc.) notably absent from the list.
@joshsternberg.comReposted by @crampell.bsky.social"Criticism of Israel, including sharp criticism of the Israeli gov, is of course not inherently antisemitic. But context matters. Appearing outside a synagogue to chant 'globalize the intifada,' celebrate Hamas, or otherwise invoke violence against Jews is not simply criticism of Israeli policy."
@crampell.bsky.socialFor the first time on record, a majority of Americans have not much/no confidence in the government to ensure food safety.
news.gallup.com/poll/715430/...
@crampell.bsky.socialEIA’s latest short-term energy outlook predicts gas prices next year will be 21 cents higher than forecasts from a month ago, and oil $10 per barrel higher than a month ago.
www.eia.gov/outlooks/steo/
@crampell.bsky.socialUsing Tax Records To Verify Residence Could Put 2030 Census Accuracy At Risk
taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/using...